How many parks and green spaces are in West Midlands Combined Authority? 550 public parks
West Midlands Combined Authority has 550 public parks among 3,582 green space sites. Green space covers 9.2% of the area: about 28 m² per resident, or 4 football pitches for every 1,000 people. Less green space per resident than 54% of areas in England and Wales, where the typical area has 31 m².
- Green space per resident
- 28 m²
- Less green space than
- 54% of areas
- Football pitches per 1,000 people
- 4
Public green space from OS Open Greenspace; golf courses are listed but not counted. Per resident uses Census 2021 population. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. How we calculate this
All house prices in West Midlands Combined AuthorityWhat are the largest parks in West Midlands Combined Authority?
Sutton Park is the largest public park in West Midlands Combined Authority, at 872 hectares. These are the 25 largest of 231 named public parks.
| Park | Size |
|---|---|
| Sutton Park | 872 hectares |
| Kingfisher | 287 hectares |
| Woodgate Valley Country Park | 202 hectares |
| Sandwell Valley Country Park | 138 hectares |
| Rough Wood Country Park | 107 hectares |
| The Shire Country Park | 92.4 hectares |
| Newhall Valley Country Park | 84.2 hectares |
| Brownhills Common | 71.7 hectares |
| Cannon Hill Park | 69.6 hectares |
| Elmdon Park | 69.4 hectares |
| Sheldon Country Park | 66.5 hectares |
| The Grange | 62.5 hectares |
| Cofton Park | 50.9 hectares |
| War Memorial Park | 50.2 hectares |
| Pype Hayes Park | 42 hectares |
| Warrens Hall Park | 41.3 hectares |
| Sheepwash Urban Park | 38.7 hectares |
| Bury Hill Park | 38 hectares |
| Haden Hill Park | 36.9 hectares |
| Allesley Park | 36.2 hectares |
| Clayhanger Common | 32.6 hectares |
| Hearsall Common | 29.2 hectares |
| Rectory Park | 28.7 hectares |
| Malvern Park | 28.5 hectares |
| Highbury Park | 28.3 hectares |
What kinds of green space are there in West Midlands Combined Authority?
Public parks and gardens cover the most ground in West Midlands Combined Authority: 48 km². Golf courses are shown but left out of the green space total, because most need a membership.
| Type | Area |
|---|---|
| Public parks and gardens | 48 km² · 550 sites |
| Playing fields | 17 km² · 442 sites |
| Other sports facilities | 805 hectares · 533 sites |
| Allotments and community growing spaces | 518 hectares · 369 sites |
| Cemeteries | 490 hectares · 91 sites |
| Churchyards and religious grounds | 219 hectares · 466 sites |
| Play spaces | 57.4 hectares · 706 sites |
| Bowling greens | 49.3 hectares · 206 sites |
| Tennis courts | 33.9 hectares · 172 sites |
| Golf coursesNot counted | 17 km² · 47 sites |
Does West Midlands Combined Authority have a lot of green space?
About average. West Midlands Combined Authority has 28 m² of green space per resident, against 31 m² in the typical area of England and Wales and 38 m² across England. Less green space per resident than 54% of areas in England and Wales.
| Area | Per resident |
|---|---|
| West Midlands Combined AuthorityThis area | 28 m² per resident |
| England | 38 m² per resident |
| Typical area in England and Wales | 31 m² per resident |
A full-size football pitch is about 7,140 m². 28 m² for every resident adds up to 4 football pitches of parks, playing fields and other public green space for every 1,000 people.
Typical means the middle fifth of areas in England and Wales. The bands split every area we cover into fifths by green space per resident, from Very Low to Very High.
What else do people ask about West Midlands Combined Authority?
More quick answers on house prices, sales, areas and green space in West Midlands Combined Authority.
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Where does this data come from?
Price information is from HM Land Registry, location boundaries are from OpenStreetMap, and households and population are from Nomis Census 2021 postcode estimates (21 March 2021). Parks and green space are from OS Open Greenspace. Contains OS data © Crown copyright and database right 2026.
Last updated 7 October 2026 at 01:17 with the latest Land Registry data (August 2026). The West Midlands Combined Authority dataset covers 86,092 postcodes.
Contains HM Land Registry data © Crown copyright and database right 2026. This data is licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0.